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437 – Dismember the Titans
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In which the overlap between Rocky Horror and ‘90s X-Force fans is probably pretty significant; Pandemonia has priorities; the warehouse gets an evil, sexy glowup; swears are great; Johnny Blaze’s motorcycle probably shouldn’t still be on fire; and there is no single definitive X-Men experience.
X-PLAINED:
- Master Pandemonium
- X-Force #85
- X-Force/Champions Annual 1998
- What X-Force has been up to lately
- The regrettable absence of Doctor Doom
- Possession
- Community
- Cougars (euphemistic)
- The thrift cycle
- Rusty Collins on Krakoa
- Fashion
- An eons-old accord between the Houses of Chaos and the Lord of Valhalla
- Jennifer Kale
- The list
- Swears
- A statue of Hades
- Various appendages sticking out of the earth
- Hercules
- The mystic power of sarcasm
- The greatest fear of a Titan
- Monet St. Croix vs. the Count of Monte Cristo
- Good X-books for your fifteen-year-old niece
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1 – The Strangest Podcast of Them All
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In which we begin at the beginning: everything clicks with #3, Professor Xavier is a jerk, Magneto is a fearless fashionista, Cyclops gets a name, Jean Grey has a chronic case of the Silver Age, and allegorical diversity is not enough.
X-Plained:
- Mutant genetics and taxonomy
- Practical semantics of “X-Men”
- Charles Xavier’s equally dubious ethics and decorating choices
- Superhero couture of the Atomic Age
- Why Cyclops can’t control his powers
- The miracle of comic-book magnetism
- A problematic analogy
- X-books for beginners
- Snow grenades
- The word “yaybo”
- The mystery of the ubiquitous plaid suit
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